Not necessarily the case
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torquillI had an ex-classmate ask me enthusiastically how I was doing at Davis. What's it like with the commute? Do I feel like it's "home"?
I've been thinking about that ever since. I've been angling to get a room up here, though I haven't really worked at it (my schedule for next quarter is an okay commute schedule, so there's no big rush). But really, do I want this to be "home" rather than "school"?
I haven't managed to answer that yet. All the reasons I've found for getting a place up here have been logistical; for that matter, all the counterarguments I've found have been logistical. It would be easier to schedule things if I could do classes more than three days a week. I'd be able to join more activities. I wouldn't spend what feels like half my life running for the train; I'd be able to sleep over here if I needed to.
It wouldn't save money -- it would cost more, actually. The rent even at the co-ops would come out to at least $900 for a quarter, and right now I'm paying around $700 for train tickets. I'd have to figure on still needing train tickets if I lived up here, so that I could go back to Concord and see my Weasel.
The vague feelings I have are that I'd feel more isolated up here, and I like to be able to put school aside and really relax at home. Homework seems neutral; I don't do as much when school feels far away, but it reduces my stress level when I don't live at school. So I dunno.
I have no strong feelings either way, which is why I haven't really been trying hard to get a room. I'll keep working on the question, though, as I should figure it out soon.
I've been thinking about that ever since. I've been angling to get a room up here, though I haven't really worked at it (my schedule for next quarter is an okay commute schedule, so there's no big rush). But really, do I want this to be "home" rather than "school"?
I haven't managed to answer that yet. All the reasons I've found for getting a place up here have been logistical; for that matter, all the counterarguments I've found have been logistical. It would be easier to schedule things if I could do classes more than three days a week. I'd be able to join more activities. I wouldn't spend what feels like half my life running for the train; I'd be able to sleep over here if I needed to.
It wouldn't save money -- it would cost more, actually. The rent even at the co-ops would come out to at least $900 for a quarter, and right now I'm paying around $700 for train tickets. I'd have to figure on still needing train tickets if I lived up here, so that I could go back to Concord and see my Weasel.
The vague feelings I have are that I'd feel more isolated up here, and I like to be able to put school aside and really relax at home. Homework seems neutral; I don't do as much when school feels far away, but it reduces my stress level when I don't live at school. So I dunno.
I have no strong feelings either way, which is why I haven't really been trying hard to get a room. I'll keep working on the question, though, as I should figure it out soon.
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Date: 2006-11-17 22:22 (UTC)Of course, from my experience, "home" doesn't really have that much to do with where I sleep anyway, but that may just be me.